Review: My Name is Earl 101 – 124
Ever since sitcoms like Friends and Mad About You left the airwaves, TV wasn’t really something to laugh at (luckily, the Brits gave us The Office and Extras). Mostly crappy copies, or unoriginal cheap laughter. But finally NBC, even though it dropped as the number one network to the last place (18-49 demo, fourth place for total viewers), it has by far the best and most imaginative singe-camera comedy this year. The story outline is one to last for a long long time, but even without that, the scripts are unbounded by any limits, making every week another surprising discovery.
All the characters have been treated well, and recurring roles are a blast. Comedy wise, this is truly the gem of this year.